Lawyers for Conyers argue to get back on ballot

[FrodosPet]

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/25573680/court-hearing-next-on-rep-conyers-election-woes

Updated: May 21, 2014 1:23 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) -- A Detroit judge says he might make a decision Friday in a dispute over whether one of the country's longest-serving congressmen gets on the primary ballot.

Several nominating petitions turned in by U.S. Rep. John Conyers have been thrown out because people gathering signatures weren't registered voters or put a wrong registration address on the petition. The Detroit Democrat doesn't have enough signatures.

Conyers' lawyers asked federal Judge Matthew Leitman on Wednesday to throw out a Michigan law that puts restrictions on circulators. But the judge questioned why critics would claim the law is a burden when the campaign believed it had followed it.

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Should incumbents be entitled to automatic ballot placement and not have to worry about these complications?

[former9thward]

1. The answer to your question is No.

Incumbents already have many advantages over challengers. Don't want to add one more to it. It is not that hard to get some signatures. I was out doing it today. If challengers have to do it then so do incumbents.

[goldent]

2. The court has to rule to uphold the rules

If he was a no-name challenger would the court allow it?